03556nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-031-47010-3 DE-He213 20251030111416.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240205s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031470103 978-3-031-47010-3 10.1007/978-3-031-47010-3 doi GB3-5030 RGB bicssc SCI030000 bisacsh RGB thema Islam, Aznarul. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 70611 Riverbank Erosion in the Bengal Delta [electronic resource] : An Integrated Perspective / by Aznarul Islam, Sanat Kumar Guchhait. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XLV, 341 p. 160 illus., 146 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Springer Geography, 2194-3168 Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Riverbank erosion as a natural process -- Chapter 3: Anthropogenic perspective of riverbank erosion -- Chapter 4: Riverbank erosion, sediment flux and channel morphology -- Chapter 5: Economic vulnerabilities -- Chapter 6: Social instabilities -- Chapter 7: Coping strategies. Chapter 8: Future speculations and challenges. This book discusses the issue of riverbank erosion and its associated causes, risks and social challenges in the Bengal Delta. The book covers the physical processes and indicators of riverbank erosion such as sediment flux and channel morphology, the anthropogenic and natural causes of erosion, the social consequences that afflict vulnerable communities who depend on the delta for their livelihoods, and potential solutions to harmful erosion processes such as bioengineering methods and increased community governance through a socio-hydrological approach. Though the Bengal Delta is one of the most populated regions in the world, few publications exist that discuss riverbank erosion as a major threat to environmental and livelihood sustainability in a comprehensive manner. The book will fill this gap in research for students and researchers in geography and environmental sciences, and will engage regional planners, decision makers and policy makers to further their understanding of the complex social and environmental aspects of the Bengal Delta associated with persistent and worsening riverbank erosion. Physical geography. 66716 Geography. 62292 Natural disasters. 57530 Physical Geography. 66716 Regional Geography. 66451 Natural Hazards. 70612 Guchhait, Sanat Kumar. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 70613 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031470097 Printed edition: 9783031470110 Printed edition: 9783031470127 Springer Geography, 2194-3168 70614 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47010-3 ZDB-2-EES ZDB-2-SXEE 57490 57490